Senior citizen, English guitarist, film score composer (The Princess Bride; Local Hero), and lead singer-songwriter solo and with Dire Straits (Money for Nothing; Sultans of Swing; Walk of Life; Down to the Waterline), born August 12, 1949. (Mark Knopfler 1981 Photo: Eddie | Wikimedia CC 2.0)

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Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on August 12, 2017!

And remembering

John Derek (nee Derek Delevan Harris)

American movie director (10; Bolero; Tarzan the Ape Man) and actor on TV (Frontier Circus) & movies (Knock on Any Door; All the King's Men; Rogues of Sherwood Forest; Mask of the Avenger; Scandal Sheet; The Outcast) (born Aug. 12, 1926 - died May 22, 1998; age 71). Cause of death for John Derek was cardiovascular disease. (John Derek 1955 Photo: Wikimedia PD)

Kurt Kasznar

Austrian-American actor on stage, TV (Land of the Giants), and movies (Lili; Kiss Me Kate; My Sister Eileen; The Last Time I Saw Paris; Anything Goes; A Farewell to Arms; Legend of the Lost) (born Aug. 12, 1913 - died Aug. 6, 1979; age 65). Kurt Kasznar was diagnosed with cancer before his death. (Kurt Kasznar 1953 Lili Movie Trailer Screenshot)

Baby boomer Anita Hamilton has always been interested in the "real people" stories behind the characters that create and inhabit the world of music, books, movies, television shows, current events, history, etc. A lifelong love of research (ok, nosiness) and writing, combined with a loving and supportive family (complete with 3 mini-dachshund minions), keeps her busy.

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